https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar The Cuban Missile Crisis en-us 2020-06-02 19:43:28 UTC 2020-06-03 21:46:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f427.png amercado14 https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/607766380 1961
Military group who were trained by the CIA invaded Cuba. This is important because they wanted to tear down Castro's reign but they did not succeed.
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Leftist revolutionary leader Fidel Castro seized power from Fulgencio Batista.  He promised democracy but he instead just brought the Cold War.]]> 2020-06-02 22:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/607784170 amercado14 https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/607788274 mid-1959
Castro gave some Cuban people the opportunity to have more money. He took over land and American businesses. This is important because that is how communism starts.]]> 2020-06-02 22:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/607788274 amercado14 https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609785277 October 14, 1962
Major Richard Heyser was passing over Cuba and he investigated the Soviet SS-4 Ballistic Missile that he saw.  The is important because Cuba is near the United States and it made them feel like they didn't have protection against it.]]> 2020-06-03 20:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609785277 amclenithan https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609792818 October 16, 1962
Freaking the President Kennedy was worried about the situation.  He united with other groups and shit.  It's important because they need more safety, more protection from the missiles.  The Soviets felt the sense of urgency and wanted to meet within the Party.]]> 2020-06-03 20:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609792818 amclenithan https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609808277 October 22, 1962
JFK said that he was prepared to fight back, and warned the people to be aware of the missile.  He announced that he was going to create a naval blockade and use military force. The Americans were scared, because the missiles could be coming in response to this announcement.]]> 2020-06-03 21:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609808277 amclenithan https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609815079 October 24, 1962
Soviet ships were headed to Cuba, and were near the blockade. This is significant because they wanted to try to go beyond the blockade. The Soviets would have been taken out of circulation if this had happened. ]]> 2020-06-03 21:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609815079 amclenithan https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609823080 October 26, 1962
The Soviets and the US wanted to appease each other.  Khrushchev sent a letter that proposed taking out the missiles from Cuba.  Kennedy accepted the terms of this first letter, and ignored the second.]]> 2020-06-03 21:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609823080 amclenithan https://padlet.com/amclenithan/angelcoldwar/wish/609845537 History.com Editors. “Cuban Missile Crisis.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 4 Jan. 2010, www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis.

Stuart Zimmer and James Killoran. Mastering the Grade 10 Global History Curriculum: Analyzing Evidence-Based Data. Clio Publishing Company, 2019, page 168.

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